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EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE. On Monday Night For a Fe: Minu tes it Seemed There Might b: a Personal Encounter There was considerable excittmeit on the floor of the house of represen tatives, in Columbia, on Monday night, and for a few minutes a person- j al encounter between two of the mem bers was expected by many of those on the floor. The affair pas,-ed off I without a fight, however. The excite ment is thus reported by the Colum bia State: There was quite a lot of excitement on the floor of the house of repre sentatives last night. Mr. LaFitte of Bamberg made a speech in which he charged Mr. Cloy of Aiken with hav ing acted in bad faith and having con ducted himself dishonorably. No such charges have been made on the floor of the house in many years. The matter under discussion was the judiciary committee's bill to pro vide the time for holding courts in the state in order to comply with the new grouping of counties made by the ten circuit bill. Many amend ments were offered and matters were dragging along in a mechanical way when Mr. LaFitte sprung a sensa tion. Mr. Cloy offered an amendment af fecting the second circuit M-xr. La Fitte also offered an amendment for the same territory. Mr. Cloy moved to table Mr. LaFitte's amendment. At this, Mr. LaFitte secured the floor and in a very angry manner denounc ed the course of Mr. Cloy. The lat ter subsequently replied in a manner which was thoroughly parliamentary but there was in fiis remarks a keen note of satire which indicated that he ignored the personal part of Mr. La Fitte's remarks and replied to the question at issue. In speaking on Mr. Cloy's motion to table his amendment, Mr. LaFitte declared that he was pained to dis cover that there was a member of the house who is not worthy to have a seat in that body. lie charged that he had been deceived and had been treat ed falsely by that member. He de clared that this was not right or just or honorable treatment. No honest man would thus take advantage of his fellowman. He charged that it was an attempt to sneak in an amend ment on the part of the "would be honorable" gentleman from Aiken. He had been promised that the par ties interested would confer before action was taken. but no notice of this amendment had been given him. He continued that this would be gag legisladion :o pass the amendment of fered by the gemleman from Aik:n without giving hinm an opportunity to be heard. HeI seemted to take offense at the way in which iiamuerg's time of holding court had been changed from December until January. At this p)oint in the proceedings the house receded from business a few mintesinorder traiyacts in joint assembly. Mr. LaFitte arose from his seat somewhat excitedly and wvalked from the extreme left of the hall to the door of the hall. Solicitor James E. Davis was walking towards the door in ia rentre aisle. From the statement of bystanders. when the two met at the door. Mr. LaFitte said to Mr. Davis, "Now darn you, you have got in your dirty work." M:-. D)avis replied in kind ancn shoved Mr. LaFi::e back as if he were expecting an encounnter. Mr. La Fitte then reonested and mto ind Mr. Davis to come otutsidle of tie ha . It is not known.'; whether ur not \ir. LaFitte inteuded to a: taek Mir.Dv. time to pr.veu: anything of the kin. Mr. Davis is a delicate man and was p)rep)aring ti' defend himself with a knife if a difficulty had been precipi tated. inttendeed his remiar'ks for Mlr. Clvo Aiken, i"ne of the mn t pornplar mem: bers of the house. and when the joint sessi''n in tje senate chambe,r was over and the house had resunmed bus iness there was eager interest mani fested in the reply to Mr. LaFitte's outburst. Mr. Cloy said that it was with the most poignant shame and regret to him that such a scene had been en acted, presumably on his account. If there ever had been an innocent man under accusation it is he. He had tlzei* I exj;tCiI gillad and act in an Iparliaen tary vav. von are mllistake:. he s;aid t., the house. "Banberg county never hap pened until 1895." he said. "Aiken and Barnwell counties are the largest counties in the circuit and have the largest amount of court business. Bamberg's court will fall while the legislature is in session and that is what is the matter with Mr. LaFitte," he said. He declared :hat he and Mr. Lafitt- could never have agreed any wav on this amendment. He had drawn the bill with no animosity, with no desire to hurt Mr. LaFitte's feelings. Ie declared that when a lawyer loses his temper in the court house, it is a sign that l- is whipped. fle apoligized to the house for uffer i:g the moti,n to table Mr. LaFitte's ame ncnt. He did not intend any tim airnes s. Mr. LaFitte made a statement tha: he and Solicitor Davis had not pass ed blows at tho door. He had mere Scaug~ht Soi*ici(or Davis by te arm and asked to s-peak to hi:n a mo ment. Mr. Davis had merely jerked away rom lim. ie siated fiurher that Mr. Cloy should have told him that there was no possibility of agree ment between them, and should not have kept him in expectation ot a conference up to the last moment. The house refused to adopt either amendment and the bill passed second reading with no provision for hold ing court in that circuit. How Cattle Protect Themselves Against Cold. Louisville Herald. "Of couse. it don't get this col,j in Texas." said George Laverno. a ranchman of Amarillo. Tex. "But the cattle suffer more from severe storms there than they do in this country. They have absolutely no she!ter. and must spend the night on the plains. When the cold winds and the sleet come. the great herds bunch toge-her. The heat of the steers' bodies is their only warmth. The steers on the outside push their heads in between the other cattle. and there they spend tie night, shivering. Should a sleet come and cover their backs, it serves as a blanke: to keep them warm'. But when the btuch is broken ther -feel the cold, anid suc cemnb to it. "!: is interesting." c mtinued Mr. i .aLverno. "to' see the cattlec hunt a shelt ered 'part of a rang~e wh'.en our itor' wes'. rs' comec. They can't n tres- or roicks to protect them' from Xe Xvnd, but ther collect in the low -a:d. I aveseen cattle stand fo.r :ays hluddled toge! her. with nothing to eat and no'wa'er to drink, rather than b)reak from' tIhe ranks. WVe sel dem; get zero weather on our plains. but there is a p)ecu!liar sting and bite to the wind that sweeps across them. The cattle can't stand much of this Her Diagnosis. Uncle [larry was a Lache-o: and11( loL fond of babies. Even winlsome 2 ear-old Helen faied to win his Watch for iseg and you can't g ,rn iii. We will sell you a a saving of 10 to 25 ome. We want your very article right. The Rigrht F heart. 1.very one 1-latle o0 1nui'ch Kverv ~ I-ld- zoo IlI!C I stairs, and with Ie2r andI IrCm N asked 11nTcn:e Ha;hrry. w s k(*&d (Aut Onl a ,.4ia. it hie wo!Ild , ils eyes on 1 1 .ev Cic l h ,rry -,d "ye.S" bu-. n:r ,ar17ed from11 ha a tin-i, o -ak(ept hi.-. eye-: -t shut. By and by wee Helen tiptoed over to the sofa, and leaning over Uncle Harry, softly inquired: Feep-y?" "No," growled Uncle Harry. "Tired?" ventured Helen. "No," said her uncle. 'Sick," further inquired Helen, with real sympathy in her voice. "No," still insisted Uncle Harry. "Dus' feel bum?" inquired the ba by. hugged the little comforter. and kiss ing her, declared she had correctly described his feelings when she said "Just feel bum." From this time on ward Uncle Harry was Helen's slave and with the rest of the household voted her a great success. "The dickens of it is." said the pas tor's child." that I have to be just as god after Chris:mas os before." "Why?" "1ecause pa always gets about 16 pairs of slippers on the tree. An' he has to find some use for 'em. THE "CLANSMAN." The Rev. M. B. Wharton, D. D., on Dixon's Latest Novel. I have just finished reading "The Clansman," Thomas Dixon's last and greatest work, and I feel as if I had just left a theatre where Julius Cae _r was the tragedy and Ed win Booth the actor. His brother, J. Wilkes Booth, ws the chief actor in the great tragedy with which the book almost opens. The plot is laid first in Washington, just after the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, from which it is carried to Piedmont, a vil lage of thc, hill country in South Car olina. The time is from 1865 to 1870 and the design to show up in all its sickening horrors, the old hated re construction days in the south, which brought on the organization of the "'Ku-Klux Klan." which put an end to that saturnalia of crime, blood-shed and ruin. The south owes a great debt of grat;itude to Thomas Dixon. I Thold be glad to see "Leopard's Spots" and "'The Clansman'' circulated through :t England. Scot!and and I reland andl transa-edi into Frenich and Ger The time will con,e when to be a dnnt Oi one 01 the Clans.mei; of h smbt wvill be as p)rould a heritage e i claim descent from the ancient. -.et:ti-:h chiefs, the Covenanters, the Hugenots, of the Tell family, of SwitzerlandJ. The eyes of the true and virt"o;s p'eople of the great north will be ogcn e'd by this book as never before to the iniquities perpetrated ont their southern brethren in that darkest period of our country's his:ory. This book is for sale by Mayes' Book store. in buying your.pin nythin g in our store at er cent. any time~ you~ trade, and wi!!. price rice Store. PACIFIC MUTUAL Life Insurance Company OF CALIFORNIA : : : ORGANiZED 1858. (LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH) Commenced Business Nearly 40 Years Ago. 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It sells a deferred dividend Contract, which, at a small additional cost, gives the policy holder $5.00 a week, on each thousand of insurance, for lost time caused by accident or disea-e; and in addition, the contract provides that if the insured become permanently disabled from disease or accident the policy is ma tured---The insured QUITS PAYING PREMIUMS and will receive the amount of the policy in ten equal annual installments And All This Without Ad To find out many other good things about our policies, call on or write, giving date of birth, to ROBERT NORRIS, SNOW SALE! We had a good many goods damaged by the snow, especially Shoes and Window Shades. They'have been put out to be sold at a sacri fice. Now if you want a pair of Shoes, take a look at this lot before you buy. You can get a good pair of 'Shoes for a very little money. From 33 1-3 to 50 per cent. reduction on all goods that got damaged in any way. S. J. WOOT EN P. S. Butterick Patterns At Half Price. SCOME SOON AND SEE. Whenever you start out on a shopping tour come here first.* *This plan will save you many unnecessary steps and much *time. If we haven't just what you want then look elsewhere. & We shall not urge you to buy, but we do wish you to see our goods as soon as you can. It will be to your advantage in every way to make selections before the final rush begins. + MAYES' DRUG STORE.3 ANOTHER CAR Just Arrived. While it lasts it goes for Best Patent, Cotton - - $6.30 Best Half Pat. " - - - 5.65 Best St. "- - 5.55 Meal - - - - 75 Grits, Sack - - - - 1.75 MSELEY BROS.. Prosperitv, S. C.